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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Except as provided by this section and Section 361.991, this subchapter applies only to covered television equipment that is:
(1) offered for sale or sold to a consumer in this state; or
(2) used by a consumer in this state and returned for recycling.
(b) This subchapter does not apply to:
(1) computer equipment as that term is defined by Section 361.952;
(2) a manufacturer of a display device that is peripheral to a computer and contains a television tuner, if that manufacturer collects and recycles the device in accordance with Subchapter Y;
(3) any part of a motor vehicle, including a replacement part;
(4) a device that is functionally or physically part of or connected to another system or piece of equipment:
(A) designed and intended for use in an industrial, governmental, commercial, research and development, or medical setting, including diagnostic monitoring or control equipment; or
(B) used for security, sensing, monitoring, antiterrorism, or emergency services purposes;
(5) a device that is contained in exercise equipment intended for home use or an appliance intended for home use including a clothes washer, clothes dryer, refrigerator, refrigerator and freezer, microwave oven, conventional oven or range, dishwasher, room air conditioner, dehumidifier, and air purifier;
(6) a telephone of any type;
(7) a personal digital assistant;
(8) a global positioning system;
(9) a consumer's lease of covered television equipment or a consumer's use of covered television equipment under a lease agreement; or
(10) the sale or lease of covered television equipment to an entity when the television manufacturer and the entity enter into a contract that effectively addresses the recycling of equipment that has reached the end of its useful life.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 361.973. Applicability - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/health-and-safety-code/health-safety-sect-361-973/
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